Lessons That Last A Lifetime tells a universal story of how girls that participate in the Girl Scout Cookie program learn five essential skills (goal setting, decision making, money management, people skills and business ethics), from the sale of their very first cookie box and how these skills affect every aspect along their lifelong journey.

When there is an overwhelming number of extracurricular activities you could enroll your girl in, you may wonder, “Why Girl Scouts?” Even as kindergarteners and first graders, girls can begin to develop important leadership characteristics that will continue to shape her growth.

Juliette Gordon Low envisioned an organization that would prepare girls to meet their world with courage, confidence, and character.

In 1912, in the midst of the Progressive Era—and at a time when women in the United States couldn’t yet vote—this nearly deaf 51-year-old sparked a worldwide movement inspiring girls to embrace, together, their individuality, strength, and intellect.